The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07


BY establishing the following principles:-
Platform.
Every human being possesses q natural inalien-
able right to eufacent land for self-snpport and
We desire to secure to every industrious citizen
home, ~ the highest result Of freec institutions.
To this end we demand graduated land tax on
all large estates, especially those held for spec
ulative or tenant purposes: the reclamation OF
all nnearned land grants; the immediate opening
Of Oklahoma to homestead settlement; the pur-
chaee OF all unoccupied Indian lands and the
settlement OF the various tribes upon lands In
severalty; also laws preventing corporations
from acquiring real estate beyond the require
ments OF their business and alien ownership Of
Of land. The systems Of irrigation in States and
territories where necessary shonld be under
such public control az shall secure the free and
equitable use Of the waters and franchises to the
people.
TRANSPORTATION.
The means Of communication and transporta
tion should be owned or controlled by the peo-
pie, ~ is the United States postal system, and
equitable rates everywhere established,
MONEY.
The establishment Of q national monetary
eystem In the interest Of the producer instead Of
the Spectator and usurer. by which circulating
medium In necessary quantities and full legal
tender shall be issued directly to the people
withou: the Intervention OF banks, or loaned to
citizens upon ample security at low rate OF
interest to relieve them from the extortions OF
usury aud enable them to control the money sup
ply. Postal savings banks should be establish
ed. While we have free coinage CT gold, we
should have free coinage Of silver. We demand
condemn the fufthur issue OF interest be airing
| bonds ether by the National government or BY
| Statesterritories or municipalities.
LABOR
Arbitration should take the place OF strikes
and other injurious methods OF settling labor
disputes: the letting Of convict labor to
ors prohibited: the contract system abolished
In public works; the hours Of labor in industrial
Establishments reduced commensurate with the
| increase Of production in labor-saving .machinery
employees protected from bodily injury; eoua
pay given for equal work for both sexes aid
| labor, agricultural and cooperative associa
tons be fos.ered and incorporated by law
The foundation ofa republic 10 the intelligence
Of Its citizens and children who are driven in.
| to workshops, mines and factories are de
pTived OF education, which should be secured
to all BY proper legislation. We desire Il
see labor organization extend Throughout
civilized countries until 1t shall be impossible
country in war against their brothers oil
another country.
l SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
In appreciation Of the services OF the Tnitet
States soldiers and sailore, we demand TO
| them justice before charity. The pusposel,
deprecated money paid them during the wa
should be made equal In value to the gols
paid the bondholder. The soldier was prom
| tsed coin or its equivalent and paid in depreci
ated paper. The bondholdcr loaned the Govern
ment deprecated paper and contracted TO tak,
1t for bic bonds, but was paid in gold.
| INCOME TAX.
graduated income tax isthe most equitabl,
| system of taxation, placing the burden O
| government on those who can best afford /,
pay, instead Of laying 1t on the farmers and
producers, exempting millionaire stockholder
| and corporations.
| UNITED STATES SENATE.
The capture Of the United States Senate b!
m'llionaires and tools OF corporations VIII,
have no sympathy with free institutions, threat
i ems the very existence of the epublc. WI
| demand . constitutional amendment MAXIM
United States Senators elective by . direct yot
Of the people.
i AoNGoLIAN SLAVES.
Such State and National laws should be adopt
ed as shall efectually exclude from Americ
the IoDgolisn slave and Asiatic compcti
! ton.
1 ARMED MEN.
The employment of bodies of armed men b
private corporations should be prohibited.
/ SUFFRAGE.
The right to vote is inherent in citizenship
irrespective Of sex.
/ TEMPERANCE.
Excessive wealth resulting In luxury aud idle
/ n IN 10 nnn hand and toll
poverty on the other lead to intemperance an
vice. The measures Of reform here demAnde
will prove to be the scientific solul ion OF tn
temperance question